Pedagogical Issues
What do we know ?
- Teachers' role needs to change
- Some activities are more successful than others e.g. Sketchy
- Teachers can be reluctant due to previous technological problems
- Culture has led teachers to be reluctant to innovate
- Teachers listen to other teachers
- Teachers involved in large scale projects share best practice
- Activities involving m-learning engage learners/learning
What more do we need to know ?
- How to help teachers plan for mlearning
- Why do some activities succeed more than others
- What characteristics do they share
- How to assess and record learning journeys
- Which theories of learning apply
- How to future proof
What do we need to do/can do about it?
- A convincing research project which identifies benefits of and issue with new ways of learning
- Provide opportunities for teachers to communicate, collaborate and reflect
- Listen to the students
- Move away from such a narrow definition of academic success
- Embed m-learning within university teaching
- Professional development for teachers and lecturers